This passage in Luke 17 is
another of those conversations that Jesus had with His disciples and
one of the times when He would be teaching them prophecy. In this
message the Lord uses some of the same information as used either
before, or that he would use later in His teachings.

Notice verse 26, where our Lord speaks of the "Days of Noah" as He will, chronologically, later, in Matthew 24, Mark 13 and Luke 21.
By the way, the last of this chapter helps to explain about those who
were "taken" in these prophetic passages in Matthew, Mark and Luke.

In verses 34-36 Dr
Luke records the words of Jesus about those who would be "taken". If
you don't understand that in this passage Jesus is speaking of His
Second Coming, and not the Rapture, you will get mixed up
eschatologically.

At the Rapture those who are Christians will be "taken" into the
heavenlies to join Jesus, forever. However, when a passage is referring
to the Second Coming the ones "taken" are the ones who go to "judgment"
and the ones "left" will "rule and reign" with Christ in His Kingdom to
come.

To better understand this principle Jesus gives us the last verse in Luke 17. When asked where the people would be "taken" the Lord said, to "where the eagles be gathered together", verse 37.

In that context, you may want to read Job 39:27-30 which explains that where the "eagles gather together is a place of judgment". Therefore, those "taken" in Matthew 24, Mark 13,Luke 17 and 21 are all taken to judgment.

The ones "left" are the ones who will join Jesus to rule and reign. At
the Rapture, a different event from the Second Coming, separated by at
least seven years, the ones "taken" are the Christians.

Before we leave this passage, notice verse 28.
The Lord had mentioned the "Days of Noah" which took place 4,500 years
ago. In His mention of the "Days of Lot", these days were 4,000 years
ago, days after the worldwide flood.

Interestingly, the "Days of Noah" were days when angels, the "sons of
God" had a sexual relationship with the "daughters of men", Genesis 6:1-4 and Jude 6 and 7 .

The "days of Lot" also referred to the Jude passage, which was a time
when the people, "gave themselves over to fornication", at Sodom and
Gomorrah. Today it is referred to as homosexuality. I prefer the
Biblical terminology, "sodomy", men, sexually with men and woman
sexually with woman.

Because of this "sodomy" God destroyed the civilization of Sodom and
Gomorrah. Today "sodomy" is allowed throughout all of society by
educational, governmental and even religious leaders.

God does not hate "sodomites", the person, but "sodomy", the act. Jesus
said when you see this type of "un-Godly sexual behavior" and see it as
very prevalent in our society, that is a time when He could return to
the earth.

We are living in those days. Jesus is coming and it could be in the "days" like the "days of Lot". Keep looking up!

PRAYER THOUGHT: Lord,
give me a Godly love for sodomites so that I can lead them to Jesus
Christ as their Savior, and help me to be aware of the days of Your
coming.